Favorite and least favorite Super Bowl commercials

My favorite part was when he saw himself in the mirror, but I couldn't find that image.

This is an open post to talk about your favorite (the best?) and least favorite (maybe the worst) commercials during tonight’s Giants-Patriots game.

I liked the Best Buy commercial with the Word With Friends scene on the plane and the Hyundai commercial where everyone sang. The Chevy spot with the graduate and the yellow convertible was pretty good, but not as awesome as the Tax Act ad where the little boy went to the bathroom in the pool.

Sigh.

As for the Chevy/Twinkie commercial: that was weird, and left me feeling bad for the poor dog who is apparently destined to eat the cream-filled cake for the rest of his life. The GoDaddy commercial where they painted on the woman’s stomach seemed like an unnecessary use of “sex sells” (no matter how slammin’ her body may have been).

I fully supported the “nudity” on the M&Ms commercial which had me laughing out loud and many of the dog-centered commercials got my attention (and Sarah Hinman Ryan’s, who wrote about them from her own dogs’ perspective here.)

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So far my favorite is the M&M commercial…Had me laughing out loud as well!! I did like the best buy commercial Words with Friends was funny….I’m upset I had a bathroom break and missed the long awaited/talked about David Beckham commercial! :( haha

I didn’t get to see the whole M&M commercial but I’m sure I’ll see it online soon. That of course had to be the moment I went into the kitchen, and I peeked back in when I heard the music. We just liked the one that was just on a minute ago with the judges on The Voice with Betty White. I liked the music with the Hyundai commercial with the Rocky theme too.

SOme of the WORST commercials ever. Most of them left us saying “huh? What the heck does that have to do with what they are selling” Hyundai commercial was painfully awful. Who are the focus groups that they test these commercials on? Chimps?

I missed many of the commercials because I didn’t turn the game on until just before half time. However, the GE commercial wins what is not to love about a completely local commercial. It was filmed at Schenectady plant & Wolf’s 1-11 and those are actual local GE employees.

Any commercial that has an animal in it is an automatic plus. I loved how Bud used their commercial with the Here We Go dog to promote rescue dog adoptions. One thing that I really did not care for was how many sexualized commercials featured women in skimpy clothing. I watched the game with my family and it seemed every other commercial had these features. I get it, guys watch the super bowl, sex sells, blah blah blah. Unless they’re selling underwear, like David Beckham, why the need for the lack of clothing?

I agree with Yo-Yo.
I didn’t see all of them but the kid peeing in the pool was very funny!!
Beckham schmeckham. Came off totally metro-sexual.
Most of them were blah. The polar bears! When are they going to come up with soemthign new!
Puppy Bowl VIII was good :)

Most of the commercials were pretty lame, not as god-awful as past years, just mediocre. They’ve been going downhill the last few years. I think Madison Avenue is running out of ideas. Or I just don’t find stupid funny anymore.

The GE commercial that featured the turbine plant was pretty cool, though. That was shot right here in Schenectady and was extra cool for me because I actually work in that building occasionally! :D

The voice one with Betty White was really funny. “Here we go” was Bud Light’s best this year. One that didn’t get much mention was the yogurt commercial with John Stamo’s, that one was awesome. Also the dog racing one with Sketchers on was great.

The Wego dog, and the commercial with the dog losing weight – I was practically crying from laughing so hard!! Loved the Doritos commercial when the dog buried the cat and threatened the owner. Hysterical!

ON the other side: The Go Daddy commercials were completely ridiculous, and I was left VERY disappointed by the Honda CRV/Ferris Bueller ad.

I think the David Beckham ad is definitely a testament to the fact that more and more women are watching the Superbowl (or at least the ads anyway). I don’t think that ad would have played 10 years ago…glad it did now though!!

I love the M&Ms, Doritos (with the dog burying the cat’s collar), Matthew Broderick/Ferris Bueller, the Prohibition/Bud, Here We Go Bud Light, the Sketchers commercial with the greyhounds and the French Bulldog and the VW one from above. But overall I think most of the commercials were boring – but we are still talking about them, so money well spent.

The Audi commercial with the bright headlights killing the vampires was cute but I think the VW commercial you mentioned with the dog getting back into shape was my favorite. I can’t stand any Go Daddy commercials with Danica Patrick. I wish she would show of her talents with driving her race car instead of lowering herself to doing those cheesey commercials.

I adored the M&M’s commercial, def had me laughing all night long and I posted it on my facebook so my friends could see it. Also the vampires exploding in the headlights of the car was pretty funny too but M&M’s wins it for me! :)

I agree with Peter (#11)…the Clint Eastwood/Dodge commercial was by far the most superior of them all. Excellent casting, excellent points made, just wonderful and to the point. Hope they continue to run that commercial on TV.

Some of my favorite Super Bowl ads were the Doritos ‘You Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ ad, the M&Ms ad introducting the Brown M&M and the Nike dog racing ad.

The ones I can’t stand are the Go Daddy ones- they always portray the most graphic things and those ads shouldn’t be showed on TV where kids can see. For example, Jillian Michaels & Danica Patrick painting a young woman’s body? Really?